Garment hanger



Aug. 30, 1955 P. BRAUNSTEIN GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 5, 1952 ATTORNEYSUnited States Patent GARMENT HANGER Paul Braunstein, New York, N. Y.

Application December 5, 1952, Serial No. 324,292

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-94) This invention relates to garment hangers and, inparticular, to a garment hanger which can be collapsed.

An object of this invention is to provide a garment hanger which may bereadily inserted and withdrawn from the neck of a garment withoutopening the garment.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garment hanger whichmay be easily extended for use with a garment as well as easilycollapsed for storage or for packing into a traveling bag.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a garment hanger constructed inaccordance to the present invention, the solid lines indicating the armsof the hanger in the extended position, and the dotted lines showing thearms in a collapsed position.

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the garment hanger shown in Figure 1, insolid line.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken alongline 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 44 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference numerals are usedthroughout, the numeral indicates generally a garment hanger constructedaccording to the present invention. The hanger 10 comprises anupstanding center support 11 having a pair of vertically disposed ribs12 and 13 projecting from opposite edges thereof. A pair of arms 14 and15 are arranged in end to end spaced relation, Figure 2, and each hasits facing end, 16 and 17 respectively, bifurcated and embracinglyreceiving the ribs 12 and 13, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4. Thearms 14 and 15 are pivotally connected to the ribs 12 and 13 by pins 18and 19 respectively for movement about axes extending transversely ofthe ribs.

As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the arms 14 and 15 are provided withwells 21 and 22 which extend longitudinally inwardly from the portionbetween the legs of the bifurcation of each arm. Detents 23 and 24 areseated within the wells 21 and 22 and are biased by coil springs 25 and26 for movement into engagement Z ,7 16,5 14 Patented Aug. 30, 1 955with notches 27 and 28 formed in the edges of the corresponding ribs 12and 13 when the arms are in the end to end spaced relation position, asin Figure 3 and Figure 4. The detents 23 and 24 and notches 27 and 28together embody interengaging means for holding the arms 14 and 15 inthe above described end to end position of Figure 3 and Figure 4. A hook29 is carried by the center support 11 and projects from the upper endthereof for engagement with a supporting rod or surface. As shownin'Figure 3 in dotted and solid lines, the lower portion of the facingends 16 and 17 of the arms as well as the lower portion .of the ribs 12and 13 are cut away to facilitate the pivotal movement of the arms 14and 15 relative to the ribs.

To collapse the garment hanger 10, the arms 14 and 15 are grasped andurged toward each other, pivoting about the axes provided by the pins 18and 19. As the arms move together, the spring biased detents 23 and 24ride over the bounding edges of the corresponding notches 27 and 28,respectively, and permit the arms to be moved to a collapsed side byside position, shown by the dotted lines of Figure 1. In order to lockthe arms in the end to end spaced relation position, the arms are urgedapart until the detents, which abut the peripheral edges of the ribs 12and 13, are forced into the corresponding notches 27 and 28 by thesprings 25 and 26.

What is claimed is:

A garment hanger comprising an upstanding support, a pair of verticallydisposed ribs projecting from opposite sides of said support, a pair ofarms arranged in end to end spaced relation and having the facing endsbifurcated, each of the bifurcated ends of said arms embracinglyreceiving the corresponding one of said ribs and pivotally connectedthereto for movement of said arms from the end to end spaced relationposition to a collapsed side by side position, a hook projecting fromthe upper end of said support for engagement with a supporting rod, andinterengaging means on the facing ends of said arms and on said supportfor holding said arms in the end to end spaced relation position, saidmeans including a spring biased detent carried by the portion betweenthe legs of the bifurcation of each of said arms and engageable with anotch formed in the edge of the corresponding one of said ribs when thearms are in the end to end spaced relation position for holding saidarms in the latter position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,440,637 Lowe Apr. 27, 1948 2,540,508 Brown Feb. 6, 1951 FOREIGNPATENTS 480,944 Germany Aug. 10, 1929

